Good practices for Social inclusion - Case studies and summary

Abstract
This case study addresses how the gender equity and pro-poor approaches were
strengthened in the integrated sanitation strategies of six Indonesian cities. This was
done in the framework of the Indonesian Sector Sanitation Development Project
(ISSDP). The cities are located in different parts of Indonesia and have different
environmental, social, economic and cultural conditions. The work was demandresponsive:
the six had come forward to improve city sanitation and hygiene in an
integrated manner.
In three short-term missions, already existing equity, gender and pro-poor approaches
were identified and analysed. Subsequently, a strategy was developed to improve
them in close cooperation with the city sanitation platforms and ISSDP. This resulted
in an increased gender and poverty focus in the city-level sanitation and hygiene
strategies and proposed pilot projects. The paper describes the proposed measures in
detail. The concluding sections present lessons from the approach and outcomes for
the SWITCH project and a conclusion on the similarities and differences with
learning alliances.
For more information please contact: Christine Sijbesma (sijbesma@irc.nl ) or Joep
Verhagen (verhagen@irc.nl) who leads the SWITCH Work Package on Social
Inclusion.
SWITCH (Sustainable Water Management Improves Tomorrow’s Cities’ Health) is a research partnership supported
by the European Community (Framework 6 Programme) and its partners www.switchurbanwater.eu/learningalliances
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